North Carolina § 7A-341 - Appointment and compensation of Director.

§ 7A-341. Appointment and compensation of Director.

The Director shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice. The Director's annual compensation shall be the same salary amount set for the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals as provided in the Current Operations Appropriations Act, payable monthly, and reimbursement for travel and subsistence expenses at the same rate as State employees generally and longevity pay at the rates and for the service designated in G.S. 7A-18 for a judge of the Court of Appeals. Service as Director shall be equivalent to service as a judge of the Court of Appeals for the purposes of entitlement to retirement pay or to retirement for disability. History (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 691, s. 36; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 165; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1100, s. 15(a); 2015-241, s. 30.3(f).) School-Based Child and Family Team Initiative. - Session Laws 2005-276, s. 6.24, provides for the development and implementation of a School-Based Child and Family Team Initiative. See note at G.S. 115C-105.20. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 30.3(f), effective July 1, 2015, in the first sentence, substituted "at the pleasure of the Chief Justice" for "at his pleasure," in the second sentence, substituted "The Director's annual compensation shall be the same salary amount set for the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals as" for "He shall receive the annual salary," "7A-18" for "7A-44(b)" and "Court of Appeals" for "superior court," and in the last sentence, substituted "judge of the Court of Appeals" for "superior court judge."